BUSG Ch 10

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BUSG Ch 10
Of the contracts that I made today, the one that involved the teenage boy is void. The factor that makes this contract voidable is the fact that it breached the legal standards of business (Schaefer 193). The boy is underage, and therefore I should not have allowed him to sign the papers and therefore sell him the car. It is illegal for him to buy a car or drive one without confirming whether he has a license or not. The contract that I signed with the elderly lady is voidable. This is because the contract was signed despite the fact that the lady informed me that she had dementia and she opted to wait until she heals before she could decide whether or not to buy the car. However, I went ahead and made her sign the contract even when she was against it (Schaefer 193). The contract that I signed with Jerry was enforceable. This emanates from the fact that all the procedures which were involved in the contract followed legal standards.
Norton can legally sue Hoyt on the ground that common law states that when a couple stays together for over 7 years, they become constitutionally married. Since the two lived together for 23 years, Norton is likely to win the case. From the case, it is clear that Hoyt has promised Norton that she will end his marriage with his wife through a divorce. Even though Norton believed him, Hoyt seems not to be serious with his word. Even though Norton could not have relied on the promises that Hoyt made, the common law theory fully supports Norton’s case.

The implied contract that exists between the couple has its basis on the common law and promissory estoppel (Schaefer 194). Norton and Hoyt had lived together for 23 years while Hoyt was making promises to her. Norton can recover from promissory estoppel because since the act caused her detrimental effects. The court can use this contract to make rulings since Hoyt prevented Norton from marrying another person and having a family together. Due to this, he wasted her life and at the end left her alone. A quasi-contract can be implied to make Hoyt obligated to the promises that he made to Norton. This will require him to marry her or compensate her accordingly.
Work Cited
Schaefer, Jesse A. “Beyond a Definition: Understanding the Nature of Void and Voidable Contracts.” Campbell L. Rev. 33 (2010): 193.